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Feb. 21, 1956 D. o. STEPHENS BINDER FOR MAGAZINES AND THE LIKE Filad Fab. 2, 1953 /0' 'IIIIIIIIIIIQII #TTOR/VEKS United States Patent w BINDER FOR MAGAZINES AND THE LIKE David D. Stephens, Birmingham, Ala., assignor to Metal Fabricators & Finishers, -Inc., a corporation of Alabama ApplicationFebruary 2, 1953, Serial No. 334,629

4 Claims. -(Cl.-129-6 8') This invention relates to a binder for magazines and other publications and has for its principal object the provision of such a binder which shall include improved means for locking the publication within the binder so that it cannot be removed by unauthorized persons, but which may be removed by a special tool.

'A further object of my invention is to provide a binder for magazines and the like which shall be sturdy of construction, economical of manufacture and satisfaetory for its intended purpose.

Considerable losses of publications have been incurred in :PllbllC Iplaces such as public libraries, waiting rooms and the like, due to the fact that people remove the publications from binders and take them away. Accordingly, there is a great need for a binder embodying means for locking a publication within the same so as to prevent its ready removal by unauthorized persons. Here tofore various types of binders have been proposed for accomplishing this result. However, the binders with which I am familiar have all embodied locking means which are difiicult to manipulate.

To overcome the above and other difficulties I have devised an improved binder embodying a channel shaped member for receiving the publication with a retaining bar pivotally connected at one end thereof and an upstanding member at the other end thereof for receiving the free end of the retaining bar. A locking member is carried by the free end of the retaining bar and is actuated by a special tool to connect the retaining bar to the upstanding member.

A binder embodying features of my invention is shown in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the binder with the covers open;

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view showing a cover of the binder in section;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing the retaining bar in open position;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of Fig. l and drawn to a larger scale;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view of the locking device; and,

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line VI-VI of Fig. 5.

Referring now to the drawing for a better understanding of my invention, I show the binder as having the usual hinged backs or covers 10. Mounted intermediate the covers 10 by any suitable means, such as by rivets 11, is a channel member 12. The flanges of the channel 12 are cut away at one end thereof as at 13 and the web is turned up and twisted to provide an upstanding lug 14. Pivotally connected to the lug 14 by a pin 16 is one end of a retaining bar 17 which is adapted to be inserted between the leaves of a publication 18 to retain it in the binder.

The flanges of the channel 12 at the end thereof opposite the lug 14 are cut away as at 19 and the web of 2,735,433 fiatented Feb. 21, 1956 '2 the channel is turned up to form an upwardly .projecting lug 21. As shown inFigs. 4 and 6 a notch comprising a downwardly extending diagonal ,portion '22 which terminates in an upwardly extending olfset portion '23 is provided in the upper portion of the lug -21 for receiving the free end of the retaining bar 17 Mounted on the free end of the retaining bar "17 is a locking member 24 comprising a downwardly projecting portion 26 having a threaded opening 27 therethroug hifor receiving a set screw 28. As shown in Fig. 5, the set screw 28 extends in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axes of the retaining bar 17. -A threaded opening 29 is provided in the lug 21 for receiving the innerend of the set screw "28. 'The opening 29 in the lug 21 is so positioned that when the retaining bar "17 is moved up into the offset portion 23 it is in position to receive the set screw, thus causing the offset portion 23 it is in position to receive the set screw, thus causing the ofiset portion 23 to serve as a latch for the bar 17. The set screw 28 is of such length that, when screwed in to lock a publication in the binder, its outer end is inside the threaded opening 27. It is provided with a recessed hexagonal end 31 which is adapted to receive andbe turned by a suitable wrench 32 when releasin the latchor locking it in place.

From "the foregoing description, the operation of my improved binder will be readily understood. To place a publication in the binder, the retaining bar 17 is moved to open position, as shown in Fig. 3, and inserted be tween the leaves of the publication 18. The free end of the retaining bar 17 is then moved downwardly into the slot 22 and raised into the offset portion 23, as shown in Figs. 4 and 6. In this position the opening 29 is in alignment with the set screw 23, thus permitting the set screw to be easily screwed through the openings 27 and 29 by means of the wrench 32. The set screw together with the offset portion 23 hold the retaining bar 17 firmly in place so that the publication may be removed only by use of the wrench 32.

To remove the publication the set screw 28 is removed from the opening 29 by means of the wrench 32 and the retaining bar 17 is lowered so as to pass from the offset portion 23 into the diagonal portion 22 of the notch. The retaining bar 17 is then raised to open position and removed from between the leaves of the publication.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have devised an improved binder for magazines and other publications which is substantially tamper proof. By mounting the locking member at the free end of the retaining bar there are no loose parts, thus greatly simplifying the manipulation of the device and eliminating the chances of parts being misplaced. Also, by providing the offset portion 23 and the set screw which holds the retaining bar within the offset portion, the bar is held rigidly in locked position, thereby preventing relative movement between the locking member and the upwardly extending lug 21 which might otherwise cause the set screw to become loose.

While I have shown my invention in but one form it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that it is not so limited, but is susceptible of various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit thereof, and I desire, therefore, that only such limitations shall be placed thereupon as are specifically set forth in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. The combination with a binder for magazines and the like embodying hinged covers having a channel member mounted therebetween, of upturned web portions at each end of said channel, a retaining bar pivotally connected at one end to one of said upturned web portions, there being a slot in the other upturned web portion in position to receive the free end of said retaining bar, a

downwardly projecting locking member carried by the free end of said retaining bar in position to lie outwardly of and adjacent said other upturned web portion when the retaining bar is in said slot, there being a threaded opening in the lower portion of said locking member extending in a direction substantially parallel to the longi tudinal axis of said retaining bar, there being a threaded opening in said other upturned web portion in alignment With the threaded opening in the locking member when said retaining bar is within said slot, and a threaded screw carried in said threaded opening in the locking member and adapted to fit in the threaded opening in said other upturned web portion.

2. The combination with a binder for magazines and the like embodying hinged covers having a channel member mounted therebetween, of an upturned twisted hub portion at one end of said channel defining a vertical lug extending in a plane substantially parallel with the flanges of said channel member, a second upturned web portion at the other end of said channel member extending in a vertical plane substantially normal to the flanges of the channel member, a retaining bar pivotally connected at one end to said upturned twisted web portion, there being a slot in the upper portion of said second upturned web portion in position to receive the free end of said retaining bar including a downwardly extending diagonal portion which terminates in an upwardly extending ofiset portion, a downwardly projecting locking member carried by the free end of said retaining bar and disposed to lie adjacent the outer surface of said second upturned web portion when the retaining bar is in said slot, there being a threaded openingin the lower portion of said locking member extending in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said retaining bar, there being a threaded opening in said second upturned web portion in alignment with the threaded opening in said locking member when said retaining bar is positioned within the offset portion of said slot, and a threaded screw carried in said threaded opening in the locking member and adapted to fit in said threaded opening in said second upturned web portion.

3. The combination set forth in claim 1 in which the threaded screw is of a length for its outer end to lie inside the threaded opening in the locking member and be concealed when it is screwed into engagement with the threaded opening in said other upturned web portion.

4. The combination set forth in claim 2 in which the threaded screw is of a length for its outer end to lie within the confines of the threaded opening in the locking member when it is screwed into engagement with the threaded opening in said second upturned web portion.

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